Gareth A Davies has been a sports journalist for The Daily Telegraph since 1993. He is Boxing and MMA Correspondent. Has been intrigued by fight and combat sports from a young age. Personal sporting passions are rugby, cricket, and martial arts. Also covers the Paralympic Games. Hates getting his hair cut. Follow on Twitter @GarethADaviesDT

Frank Warren enters Hall of Fame

Promoter Frank Warren is in Atlantic City this weekend as his fighter Gary Lockett looks to take on two-belt world champion Kelly Pavlik, but the renowned boxing impresario joins the sport's great names when he is officially inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York State.

Fame factor: Warren finally enters the Boxing Hall of Fame

Having attended this when Micky Duff was inducted by coincidence I was there, being out to cover a Laila Ali fight and it is a day when the good and great of boxing come together.

Ed Brophy, a charming man, runs the Hall of Fame. "For over 25 years Warren has promoted some of the brightest stars and biggest events in British boxing history. One of the premier promoters in boxing today, Warren continues to bring excitement to boxing fans around the world. We look forward to welcoming him to the Hall of Fame."

Warren, 56, grew up in Islington, a renowned hotbed of boxing. In 1980, he promoted his first boxing show. For the last 28 years, he has promoted the greatest names and fighters to come out of British boxing: Joe Calzaghe, Ricky 'Hitman' Hatton, Nigel Benn, Frank Bruno, 'Prince' Naseem Hamed, Steve Collins, Robin Reid, Danny Williams, Johnny Nelson, Richie Woodhall, Scott Harrison, Enzo Maccarinelli and Amir Khan. He also promoted Mike Tyson for two bouts in the U.K in 2000 (TKO 2 Julius Francis and TKO 1 Lou Savarese).

Renowned for his promotional creativity, in 1996 he established one of boxing's premier promotional companies, Sports Network. Among the many major bouts Warren has promoted include Hatton's light-welterweight title win over Kostya Tszyu and Calzaghe's super middleweight wins over Mikkel Kessler and Bernard Hopkins.

Warren remains aÂ master in one of the most difficult sports to manage. He has survived being shot, and to this day, is without equal in his generosity to charity and the development of boxing.

Promoters are often heavily criticized for the nature of their jobs, yet I have seen Warren's charitable generosity first hand on several occasions towards Michael Watson, the brain damaged boxer, with scholarships to an Independent School for talented sportspeople, and to Great Ormond Street Hospital.

British boxing and its protagonists have much to thank Frank Warren for. His Hall of Fame induction is not before time.